Half-Day Porvoo Tour from Helsinki
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Half-Day Porvoo Tour from Helsinki
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Half-Day Porvoo Tour from Helsinki

4h30
Half Day
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About this activity
This guided half-day tour begins and ends in Helsinki city centre. Porvoo is located 50 km (31 miles) away from Helsinki. The tour includes a guided walk in Porvoo during which you will get familiar with the Old Town of Porvoo and the beautiful medieval cathedral. There will be some free time for a cup of coffee and a walk in the old town with delightful shops and craftsmen's workshops. 

The Old Town of Porvoo is unique. The mosaic-like town plan with its maze of streets and irregularly shaped plots dates back to the Middle Ages. Since then the town suffered many fires, but always the stubborn citizens rebuilt their houses on the same foundations.

On top of the hill, in the heart of Old Porvoo, you can see the Porvoo Cathedral. Its eventful history dates back to the turn of the 14th century. Over the centuries, this beautiful church has burnt down five times.

Old Porvoo is full of charming boutiques offering home decoration articles, clothing and gifts. For food lovers, Porvoo is a dream-come-true, and the word on the restaurants and cafés the city has to offer has spread far.
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Included
  • Professional guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
Not included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
Features
Tourism
85%
Cultural
70%
Reviews
4.0
3
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Wayne S
4 | 2017-08-31

A good tour ut really not a lot to see in the town.

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Ana-Maria S
4 | 2017-06-27

Ulla Maijla was an experiment guide and shared a lot of knowledge. Unfortunately it was midsummer saturday and museums were all closed and the cathedral booked for weddings.

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Harold H
4 | 2017-06-25

We had an afternoon to kill off as our departing flight was late the same evening and hence signed up for this tour as it read as different from the usual half day excursions most cities would market. Olga our guide was really good and knowledgeable. She did what she could to keep up the communication during the journey as well as during the walk around Porvoo. Her recommendations to places to try local coffee and chocolates was on the dot too. The bus journey was reasonably well timed although it would have been nicer if we could have maybe one more hour in Porvoo itself to soak in the sights and smells also to accomodate for the hoardes of tourists forming long queues. Porvoo was quaint and walkable though we had to be restricted to the old town due to time constraints. The bus was comfortable especially since there was only 16 of us, and we all had window seats which we could take lots of photos along the journey. It was an afternoon well spent and I would recommend this excursion to anyone who needs to spend one afternoon apart from wandering in Helsinki city itself.

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